Velachcheri
District of Saint Thomas Mount
State of Tamil Nādu - India

Adambakkam

Adambakkam is a neighbourhood in Chennai, a city located on the east coast of South India. It is a thickly populated area close to the St. Thomas Mount Railway Station. Adambakkam is surrounded by Alandur, Palavanthangal, Nanganallur, Vanuvampet, Puzhuthivakkam, Velachery and Guindy. Before October 2011, one part of Adambakkam used to come under Chennai Corporation while the other under Alandur Municipality. From October 2011, the entire area was merged with Chennai Corporation.

Located at 12.99, 80.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Chennai

Chemplast Cricket Ground

The Chemplast Cricket Ground in the IIT Madras campus is an important cricket venue and is described by cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the most scenic in the country. It is set amongst greenery.

Located at 12.9882, 80.2264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sports venues in Chennai, Sports venues in Tamil Nadu

Guindy Race Course

The Guindy Race Course is a horse racing course set up in 1777 in Chennai, India. It is the oldest race course in India. It hosts events in the winter season.

Located at 13.0047, 80.2162 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sport in Chennai, Horse racing in India, Horse racing venues in India, Buildings and structures in Chennai, Sports venues in Tamil Nadu

Velachery Aquatic Complex

The Velachery Aquatic Complex is a swimming pool complex with spectator facilities in Chennai, India. It was purpose built as one of the venues for the 1995 South Asian Games. Facilities available at the complex include one racing pool (50 × 25 m), one diving pool (18 × 25 m), one warm-up pool (20 × 25 m), VIP lobby and lounge, change rooms, shower cubicles, physiotherapy room, first aid, CCTV, control room, electronic score board, gym, commentator box and seating for 4,000 spectators.

Located at 13.0059, 80.2197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sports venues in Chennai, Swimming venues in India

Asian College of Journalism, Chennai

The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) in Chennai, India is a journalism school which offers postgraduate courses in journalism.

Located at 12.996, 80.2462 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Tamil Nadu, Journalism schools in India, Universities and colleges in Chennai

Institute of Mathematical Sciences

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) (sometimes also referred to as Matscience) is a research centre located in Chennai, India. IMSc is a national institute for fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the mathematical and physical sciences: theoretical computer science, mathematics, and theoretical physics. It is funded mainly by the Department of Atomic Energy.

Located at 12.9942, 80.2471 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Tamil Nadu, Research institutes in India, Mathematical institutes, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Research institutes in Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is an autonomous public engineering institution located in Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

Located at 12.9915, 80.2336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Technical universities and colleges, Educational institutions established in 1959, 1959 establishments in India, Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, Indian Institutes of Technology, Engineering colleges in Chennai

Raj Bhavan (Tamil Nadu)

Raj Bhavan(Tamil: ஆளுநர் மாளிகை, literally the "Governor's Palace," is the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu. It is located in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu.

Located at 13.0059, 80.2266 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Governors' houses in India, Government of Tamil Nadu, Buildings and structures in Chennai

Britto School

Britto School is a school in Adambakkam, Chennai, India.

Located at 12.9957, 80.2042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Tamil Nadu

Velachery Lake

Velachery Lake is one of the lakes inside Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a good stock of water all through the year. Since Velachery is a low lying area, the monsoon rain water from the neighbouring areas are drained into this lake. CHENNAI: In an unexpected turn of events, the Chennai Corporation has decided to put on hold the proposal for boat rides and other tourist facilities on the Velachery lake, one of the few water bodies still alive in the city.

Located at 12.988, 80.213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lakes of Tamil Nadu, Lakes of Chennai

Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount

Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount, located to the south of the Chennai city, in Pallavaram suburb, Tamil Nadu, is a characteristically profuse exposure of quartz–feldspar–hypersthene rock, illustrated by occurrence of two pyroxene facies metamorphism. The name "Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount" originated from the use of the rocks quarried from a central band in the St. Thomas Mount for the tombstone of Job Charnock, the founder of Kolkata in 1679.

Located at 12.9951, 80.1995 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geology of India, Kanchipuram district

International Tech Park, Chennai

International Tech Park, Chennai (ITPC) or ASCENDAS (as it is popularly known) is an hi-tech park in Taramani district of Chennai. ITPC is a joint venture between Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) and Ascendas.

Located at 12.9857, 80.2461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Science parks in India, High-technology business districts, High-technology business districts in Chennai, Skyscrapers in Chennai

Vanavani Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Vana Vani, situated in the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, was founded on 8 July 1963 as a primary school with 52 pupils. Today it has grown and developed into a full-fledged Matriculation Higher Secondary School with over 2200 boys and girls on the rolls. The school is run by the IIT Madras Educational Trust and is managed by a Committee composed of the Chairman, the Secretary-cum-Treasurer, the Principal, an Educationist of Repute and parent representatives.

Located at 12.9978, 80.2383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Schools in Chennai, Educational institutions established in 1963

DAV School, Adambakkam

DAV School is a CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) affiliated school in Adambakkam, Chennai, India. The school's motto is Asato Maa Sadgamaya which is in the language Sanskrit. DAV School is located in Nilamangai Nagar, Adambakkam. It is has high rankings in 10th and 12th classes. It has branches at Meenambakkam and Kancheepuram. It has a college granting Bachelor of Education degrees at Santhavellore village near Sunguvarchattiram in Kancheepuram.

Located at 12.9815, 80.2024 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in Chennai, Schools affiliated with the Arya Samaj

St. Mary's College of Engineering and Technology

St. Mary's College of Engineering and Technology (SMCET) is a technical institute located in Deshmukhi, Hyderabad, India. The college is affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.

Located at 12.9915, 80.2336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Chennai Snake Park Trust

The Chennai Snake Park Trust is a not-for-profit NGO constituted in 1972 by herpetologist Romulus Whitaker and is India's first reptile park. Also known as the Guindy Snake Park, it is located next to the Children's Park in the Guindy National Park campus. Located on the former home of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, the park is home to a wide range of snakes such as adders, pythons, vipers, cobras and other reptiles.

Located at 13.0069, 80.2259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Chennai, Zoos in India, Zoology organizations, Herpetology organizations, Organizations established in 1972, 1972 establishments in India

D.A.V. Public School, Velachery

Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Public School(Tamil: தயானந்த ஆங்கிலோ - வேதப் பொதுப் பள்ளி)(Hindi: दयानंद एंग्लो वैदिक पब्लिक स्कूल) or D.A.V. Public School, or DAVPS, is an Indian private educational institution located in Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India22x20px, established in 1996 by Mrs. Minoo Aggarwal. D.A.V. Public School is one of the oldest CBSE institutions in Velachery and in Chennai city.

Located at 12.9725, 80.2225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1990, High schools in India, Private schools in India, Schools in Chennai, Universities and colleges affiliated with the Arya Samaj

Gandhi Mandapam (Chennai)

Gandhi Mandapam is a series of memorial structures built on the arterial Sardar Patel Road, in Adyar, Chennai. Although it is referred singularly as Gandhi Mandapam, the complex comprises four other memorials of people of eminence such as Rettamalai Srinivasan, Rajaji, Kamaraj and Bakthavatchalam. The most prominent of the structures is, however, the Gandhi Mandapam which is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. It is built in a temple style and is the largest of the memorials in the complex.

Located at 13.0067, 80.2372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Chennai, Monuments and memorials in Chennai, Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi

Velachery railway station

The Velachery MRTS Station is a ground level station on the Chennai MRTS railway line in Chennai. It is located near the junction of Velachery Main Road and Inner Ring Road in Velachery. The station is built on the northern banks of Pallikaranai wetland.

Located at 12.9674, 80.219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Chennai MRTS stations, Railway stations in Chennai, Railway stations opened in 2007

Taramani railway station

Taramani is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located off MGR Main Road in Taramani, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

Located at 12.9787, 80.2409 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Chennai MRTS stations, 2007 establishments in India, Railway stations in Chennai, Railway stations opened in 2007

Perungudi railway station

Perungudi is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It serves the neighbourhood of Perungudi, including localities such as Indira Nagar, Park Avenue and Tansi Nagar.

Located at 12.9753, 80.2314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Chennai MRTS stations, Railway stations in Chennai, Railway stations opened in 2007

Ramanujan IT City

Ramanujan IT City is an information technology (IT) special economic zone (SEZ) situated in Chennai, India. Named after the Indian Mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan, it is a joint venture of Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited (TRIL), Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO). Situated next to the Tidel Park, it is being developed in a land measuring 25 acres with two zones with a total built-up area of 5.7 million sq ft.

Located at 12.9908, 80.2469 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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High-technology business districts, High-technology business districts in Chennai, Skyscrapers in Chennai, Buildings and structures in Chennai

World Bank office, Chennai

The World Bank, Chennai is the sole back office of the World Bank headquartered in Washington, DC. The Chennai office offers corporate financial, accounting, administrative and IT services for the Bank's offices in around 150 countries. The Chennai office handles several value-added operations of the bank that were earlier handled only in its Washington, DC office.

Located at 12.9839, 80.2447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Banks, Carbon Finance, Economics organizations, International economic organizations, International development, United Nations Development Group, World Bank

St. Thomas Mount railway station

St. Thomas Mount railway station, or Mount railway station, is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of St. Thomas Mount, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at a distance of 17 km from Chennai Beach terminus, with an elevation of 11 m above sea level.

Located at 12.9947, 80.1989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway, Railway stations in Chennai

Puzhuthivakkam railway station

Puzhuthivakkam is a station under construction on the Chennai MRTS. The station exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS and serves the neighbourhood of Puzhuthivakkam.

Located at 12.9775, 80.2044 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chennai MRTS stations, Railway stations in Chennai